1991–92 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

1991–92 UTEP Miners men's basketball
1991–92 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	27–7 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach	Don Haskins (31st season);
Home arena	Special Events Center
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
BYU †	12	–	4	.750	25	–	7	.781
UTEP	12	–	4	.750	27	–	7	.794
New Mexico	11	–	5	.688	20	–	13	.606
Utah	9	–	7	.563	24	–	11	.686
Hawaii	9	–	7	.563	16	–	12	.571
Wyoming	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
Colorado State	8	–	8	.500	14	–	17	.452
Air Force	3	–	13	.188	9	–	20	.310
San Diego State	0	–	16	.000	2	–	26	.071

† 1992 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1991–92 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 1991–92 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 27–7 (12–4 in WAC), reached the finals of the WAC tournament, and gained an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. After defeating Evansville^[1] in the opening round, UTEP beat top-seeded Kansas^[2] to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run ended there, as the Miners lost by two points to Cincinnati^[3] in the regional semifinal.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	25	Marlon Maxey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Don Haskins

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1991*		Texas Southern	W 83–56	1–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Nov 26, 1991*		Chapman College	W 94–64	2–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Nov 30, 1991*		Houston Baptist	W 95–65	3–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 3, 1991*		at New Mexico State	W 78–71	4–0	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 7, 1991*		New Mexico State	L 61–63	4–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 29, 1991*		Texas Sun Bowl Carnival Championship	W 92–88	8–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 3, 1992*		at Washington	W 55–50	9–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Mar 7, 1992		New Mexico	W 72–54	23–5 (12–4)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
WAC tournament
Mar 11, 1992*	(2)	at (7) Colorado State Quarterfinals	W 66–65	24–5	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Mar 12, 1992*	(2)	vs. (3) New Mexico Semifinals	W 83–72	25–5	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Mar 13, 1992*	(2)	vs. (1) Brigham Young Championship Game	L 71–73	25–6	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1992*	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) Evansville First round	W 55–50^[1]	26–6	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 22, 1992*	(9 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kansas Second Round	W 66–60^[2]	27–6	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 27, 1992*	(9 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Cincinnati Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 67–69^[3]	27–7	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

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NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	28	Marlon Maxey	Minnesota Timberwolves

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References

^ ^a ^b "UTEP Outlasts Evansville to Gain a Shot at Kansas". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "'66 redux? UTEP stops Kansas: Miners' 66-60 victory recalls NCAA upsets". Baltimore Sun. March 23, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Cincinnati 69, Texas-El Paso 67". UPI Archives. March 28, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 154. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[ncaa-evansville-1] "UTEP Outlasts Evansville to Gain a Shot at Kansas". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[ncaa-ku-2] "'66 redux? UTEP stops Kansas: Miners' 66-60 victory recalls NCAA upsets". Baltimore Sun. March 23, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[ncaa-cincy-3] "Cincinnati 69, Texas-El Paso 67". UPI Archives. March 28, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[4] "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 154. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[6] "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

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UTEP Miners men's basketball
Venues	Holliday Hall (1933–1961) Memorial Gymnasium (1961–1976) Don Haskins Center (1976–present)
Rivalries	New Mexico State
Culture & lore	Paydirt Pete Glory Road "Miners Fight"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold

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1991–92 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

NBA draft

References